View Full Version : IL-76 at LHR!!!
Dangerous Dave
29th Sep 2005, 14:20
A Russian IL-76 landed at LHR at 13:15 this afternoon!
ALLDAYDELI
29th Sep 2005, 16:13
Saw it great! 223rd Joint stock company. Putin must be coming??
Its gone from its original parking spot in the cargo cul-de-sac, any clues where its gone now? Callsign was TTF9xxx
Also see that Concorde has come back again at the end of Rwy 23!
MKDC8
29th Sep 2005, 19:43
Ever thought it was bring the £73 million in cash for Abramovich after his high percentage sale of Sniefit, 73 million has to weigh a fair fit bit, !!
ALLDAYDELI
29th Sep 2005, 20:23
ahh could have been!!! It looked more official though today...
Fried_Chicken
30th Sep 2005, 18:01
There has also been a Tu154 operated by the Rossiya State Transport Company (mostly used by high ranking Russian officials) into Heathrow this week
Fried Chicken
GrahamK
1st Oct 2005, 17:41
I believe that up to 4 IL-62s will be seen at LHR this Monday also
The Cameraman
2nd Oct 2005, 11:03
Hi
can anyone provide more details of the IL62's, as if 4 are due in on Monday then I'll ride down from Lancashire!
Regards
Reggie AKA The Cameraman
GrahamK
2nd Oct 2005, 11:33
Russians with Putin and I think there is also a Tu154 from the Czech Republic.
Something to do with some EU meeting in London?
The Cameraman
2nd Oct 2005, 12:16
Hi Graham,
any idea of times etc or where I can get an additional info?
Regards
The Cameraman
GrahamK
2nd Oct 2005, 20:58
Not got a clue I'm afraid
ALLDAYDELI
3rd Oct 2005, 18:57
1x IL62 Just landed at LHR, what a noise....!! Followed a few minutes later by a go round of what looked and sounded like a SyrianArab B747SP. 1900z
Another IL62 just landed, slamming into reverse thrust raised a few eyebrows, again just now.. fast taxi off of 27L
I just updated this again at 1951Z due to the 2nd aircraft landing
c.r.m what is it
3rd Oct 2005, 21:39
There has been an IL-62 parked up at gatwick for the whole day as well, is this connected?
The Cameraman
4th Oct 2005, 05:48
Hi Chaps,
the following are at Heathrow and I understand are staying until Wednesday;
RA86559 IL62
RA86561 IL62
RA86467 IL62
RA78842 IL76
Regards
The Cameraman
HEATHROW DIRECTOR
4th Oct 2005, 07:08
My piccy of the IL-76 is at:
RA78842 landing 27L (http://members.aol.com/berksbirds/RA78842.htm)
Looks like Putin's Il-96 has well and truly bitten the dust, for now anyway, a summit is surely the time for a "mine's bigger than yours" display on the Heathrow VIP parking area.
For those who don't know, it had a brake failure on landing at Helsinki last month, actually with El Pres on board. Fortunately they didn't overrun, though that presumably would have caused some reverse thrust ! Pres went home on the backup Il-62 and following some doubtless typically Russian "full and frank exchanges of opinion" the entire Il-96 production has been grounded since.
BTW speaking of a "mine's bigger than yours" contest, apparently the following took place at Washington DC in the 1990s, in front of a RAF VC-10 and an Air Force One 747.
John Major : "Wow, Mr President, I admire your plane"
Bill Clinton : "Thank you, Prime Minister".
Another British Minister : "Prime Minister, I must introduce you to Richard Branson. He's got eight of them !"
Evening Star
4th Oct 2005, 11:16
Looks like Putin's Il-96 has well and truly bitten the dust
Some information in R&N at the time (http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=186847).
Ironically, Moscow Times is reporting that yesterday the Federal Transportation Inspection Service signed off the IL-96 to resumne flying. Fair amount of argument about the situation, with the some IL-96 pilots and at least one of the airlines saying the grounding was unnecessary.
As an aside, the latest Moscow Times article describes the Il-96 as:
The poor man's version of the Boeing 767 ... the last big achievement of Soviet civil aviation.
And I thought the British press were good at putting the boot in any indigenous product!
I can see two IL-76s out my office window now, but I am in Afghanistan at the moment... They are a bit more common out here.:ok:
slingsby
4th Oct 2005, 15:27
Lots of IL76 here at SHJ, also frequent and various types of Antonov, theres nothing like a D-30KP or 4 to send you to sleep :-)
ALLDAYDELI
4th Oct 2005, 21:28
Heathrow Director... good pic of the 76 on finals there.. right place at the right time eh..?
Jinkster
8th Oct 2005, 09:38
Reminds me of the days I was an air cadet. Back in the late nineties was at RAF Fairford for the RIAT (1997 i think it was). Managed to get about the IL76 and speak to the crew! :D
Bumz_Rush
9th Oct 2005, 11:44
They have been released, and the local plots are pleased, as they say there was nothing ever wrong with them...That a 5kg club hammer could not fix.
Not certain if Mr P's aircraft is doing the EU/London run, I wouladassume so....Saw it in Moscow, being towed to the VVVVVIIIPPPP stand, but did not see it depart.... bumz
there was nothing ever wrong with them...That a 5kg club hammer could not fix.
Ilyushin Flight Engineer's repair kit :
A big hammer ...... and a bigger hammer. :)
ALLDAYDELI
18th Oct 2005, 12:33
I dont know if its related to all this or a new movement but there is an IL62 on the exec ramp at LHR right now. Its got a blue/green and yellow flag on the tail. Loads of security hanging around southern permiter and a helicopter constantly hovering overhead.
spanishflea
18th Oct 2005, 12:49
Ukrainians this week I believe.
HEATHROW DIRECTOR
18th Oct 2005, 12:52
Yep - Ukrainian Govt.. UR86528. Crikey, anyone would think I'm a spotter!
ALLDAYDELI
18th Oct 2005, 15:16
Departed about 1510hrs local, those waiting in the que to depart 09R this pm were getting excited. Mind u it did sound nice, climed quickly with an eventual right turn south easterly.